Domaine des Lises, Equinoxe, Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône, 2010

Tasting: Crozes-Hermitage 2010

Lush chocolaty nose, black cherries, liquorice. Rich, voluptuous, packed with fruit, generous and full-bodied without being too extracted or dense. Long peppery finish. Has typicity and stylishness.

Tasting: Crozes-Hermitage 2010

Youthful rather unformed nose; palate has a marked austerity, notes of gum cistus and licorice underwriting an impressively uncompromising structure which will soften slowly but surely.

Tasting: Crozes-Hermitage 2010

Big black cherry, wide aroma, reduced, so farmyard, earth here – decant. Palate sets off on spiced black fruit, has a bustle in its delivery – tangy, crisp style at end, almost taut. liquorice, cigar notes aftertaste. Shade technical finish.